Answer:

tense

AnswerCrossword Clue
TENSEOn edge
TENSEPast perfect
TENSEFull of suspense
TENSEHigh-strung
TENSEJittery
TENSEUptight
TENSEWound up
TENSEPast or present
TENSEWired
TENSEUnder strain
TENSEConditional, for one
TENSEIt may be past
TENSEFuture, for one
TENSEWired up
TENSEStrained
TENSENeeding kneading?
TENSENot loosey-goosey
TENSEFar from relaxed
TENSEAll wound up
TENSENot at ease
TENSEVerb form
TENSEPast, present or future
TENSEEdgy
TENSEUnable to relax
TENSEIt may be perfect
TENSENeeding kneading, maybe
TENSEGrammar class subject
TENSEIn knots
TENSETight
TENSEKeyed up
TENSENervous
TENSEGrammar subject
TENSEStressed
TENSETime indicator
TENSENeeding kneading
TENSEGrammatical time setter
TENSEPast, for one
TENSELinguist's subject
TENSEIn need of a massage, perhaps
TENSELike someone pacing back and forth